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- 2013.05.19: A's, Royals lineups: Waiting for Crisp, Cespedes to get on track
- 2013.05.18: Milone pulls an escape act, A's wait out Santana in 2-1 win
- 2013.05.18: A's, Royals lineups: Young returns; Reddick, Nakajima updates
- 2013.05.17: Rosales makes this one count, Parker goes seven in 2-1 A's win
- 2013.05.17: Anderson frustrated by new injury, hopes to pitch again in 2013
- 2013.05.17: A's announce Anderson has stress fracture in right foot
- 2013.05.17: Report: Affeldt, overpaid $500,000, returns money - and team says keep it
- 2013.05.15: Cruz hurts A's with glove, bat in 6-2 loss; Straily up and down
- 2013.05.15: Crisp rejoins A's, Anderson (ankle) still not ready, plus lineups
- 2013.05.15: A's 'pen takes first loss against Rangers; Resop in rough patch
- 2013.05.14: A's, Rangers lineups: Cespedes feeling better, Crisp on track
- 2013.05.13: A's get a big win for May, Cespedes (stomach ailment) exits
- 2013.05.13: A's injury updates on Crisp, Young, Reddick; plus lineups
- 2013.05.12: Scutaro's streak at 12; Lincecum flashes back against Braves
- 2013.05.12: Sunday lineups: Regulars in as Giants go for series win
- 2013.05.11: Giants' Blanco answers the call, Bumgarner baffles the Braves
- 2013.05.11: Giants, Braves lineups: Loading up on righties against Maholm
- 2013.05.11: Cain bruised, not battered against Braves; Scutaro on the rise
- 2013.05.10: Bochy: Vogelsong will make next scheduled start
- 2013.05.10: Giants, Braves lineups: Belt sixth, Torres in against righty
- 2013.05.07: Lincecum, Giants' rotation searching for consistency
- 2013.05.07: Machi optioned having made an impression, Mijares available
- 2013.05.07: Giants, Phillies lineups: Pagan in, Mijares back, Machi optioned
- 2013.05.06: Giants, Phillies lineups: Pagan out, Giants waiting on Mijares
- 2013.05.05: Giants playing them close, sweep Dodgers; Cain gets his 'W'
- 2013.05.05: Giants, Dodgers lineups: Pagan (hamstring) rests, Quiroz starts
- 2013.05.05: Quiroz the improbable hero in another Giants walk-off win
- 2013.05.04: Saturday lineups: Belt 8th, plus Giants have a decision to make
- 2013.05.04: Posey waits out Belisario for first walk-off homer; Ramirez hurt
- 2013.05.03: Giants' Sanchez down for at-bats, Dodgers scratch Gonzalez
- 2013.05.03: Giants, Dodgers lineups: Affeldt off DL, Sanchez to Fresno
- 2013.05.01: Back in the bigs after four years, Montz contributes in 5-4 loss
- 2013.05.01: A's, Angels lineups: Crisp, Anderson to DL; Montz, Straily up
- 2013.05.01: Parker into the win column for A's; Cespedes turns on the jets
- 2013.04.30: A's, Angels lineups: Short-handed after 19-inning marathon
- 2013.04.30: A's win longest game in Oakland history on Moss' blast in 19th
- 2013.04.29: Melvin, A's react to NBA's Collins coming out as gay
- 2013.04.29: How A's Lowrie helped bust Josh Donaldson's slump; lineups
- 2013.04.28: Céspedes' dramatic return, Sogard's mad dash cap 9-8 A's win
- 2013.04.28: A's, Orioles lineups: Céspedes returns, Anderson to miss start
- 2013.04.27: 'Mr. October' speaks as A's honor 1973 World Series team
- 2013.04.27: A's, Orioles lineups: '73 champs honored, Cespedes on track
- 2013.04.26: A's offense goes cold again in 3-0 loss; Doolittle honing slider
- 2013.04.26: A's, Orioles lineups: Rosales at SS, Lowrie bumped to 2B
- 2013.04.26: San Diego series doubles as homecoming for Giants' Noonan
- 2013.04.25: Vogt's torrid start for River Cats, plus SS Weeks, Straily solid
- 2013.04.25: A's reinstate Rosales from DL; Céspedes in Sacramento
- 2013.04.24: Another Giants comeback bid falls short, despite Belt's blast
- 2013.04.23: Tuesday's Giants, D-Backs lineups, plus pitching to pitchers
- 2013.04.23: Comebacks keep coming, Belt comes through in 5-4 Giants win
- 2013.04.22: Giants' Belt puts in early work, Dunston returns to the field
- 2013.04.22: Giants, D-Backs lineups: Arias at first, Torres in left
- 2013.04.21: Giant arms right the ship in weekend sweep of Padres
- 2013.04.21: Giants' Bochy sits down with Belt about early struggles
- 2013.04.21: Giants, Padres lineups: Arias, Torres in against left-hander
- 2013.04.20: Playing the aggressor, Lincecum has best start of early season
- 2013.04.20: Giants, Padres lineups: Late pitching scratch prompts a shuffle
- 2013.04.20: Torres atones, Pagan delivers, Bumgarner shines in Giants' win
- 2013.04.19: Bochy not sweating rotation struggles, Posey to catch Timmy
- 2013.04.19: Giants, Padres lineups: Bumgarner as stopper, get here early
- 2013.04.17: Melvin: A's 'hitting on all cylinders' as they hit the road
- 2013.04.17: Lineups for Runnin' A's, Astros, plus Griffin's selective memory
- 2013.04.16: Peterson flashes leather in debut, rescues Griffin in A's 4-3 win
- 2013.04.16: Peterson to debut tonight for A's, plus starting lineups
- 2013.04.16: Thoughts in Boston, Freiman belts first homer to key A's win
- 2013.04.15: Struggling Reddick gets night off as A's open Astros series
- 2013.04.14: After another rough start, A's Parker says he's 'just a tick away'
- 2013.04.14: A's, Tigers lineups as Parker tries to 'right the ship' today
- 2013.04.13: A's can't solve Verlander, see nine-game winning streak end
- 2013.04.13: A's place Cespedes (hand) on 15-day DL, recall Taylor
- 2013.04.13: Crisp, Cespedes not in lineup today vs. Verlander
- 2013.04.13: Crisp, Cespedes hurt as A's notch first walk-off win of 2013
- 2013.04.12: Reddick receives Gold Glove, returns to A's lineup
- 2013.04.12: Live Chat replay: Matt Kawahara discusses early success of Giants, A's
- 2013.04.10: Giants notes: On Lincecum's 'strange' night, Crawford's homer
- 2013.04.09: Bochy on Lincecum-Sanchez pairing, plus Romo on sharp start
- 2013.04.09: Tuesday's Giants lineup: Posey off, Scutaro in
- 2013.04.09: Giants notes: Posey in the RBI column, Bumgarner grinds it out
- 2013.04.08: Scutaro searching for his timing to start season
- 2013.04.08: Monday lineups: Giants vs. Rockies
- 2013.04.07: Cain takes rough outing in stride on otherwise memorable day
- 2013.04.07: Giants receive World Series rings in pre-game ceremony
- 2013.04.07: Ring day at AT&T Park, plus Giants and Cardinals lineups
- 2013.04.06: Vogelsong: Pitches were OK, results not so much in first start
- 2013.04.06: A day for Buster Posey, plus lineups for Giants and Cardinals
- 2013.04.05: Zito asserts himself, and the Giants react to raising another flag
- 2013.04.05: On the Giants rotation's historic start to the season
- 2013.04.05: Zito's hot streak continues in Giants' home-opener win
- 2013.04.05: With team effort, Giants hoist championship banner
- 2013.04.05: Back at AT&T, Matheny reminded of 'how things ended' for St. Louis
- 2013.04.04: Lincecum gives 'gutty' effort as Giants take round one in L.A.
- 2013.04.03: Giants: No Belt, Posey at 1B for series finale in L.A.
- 2013.04.03: Giants: 'A lot of optimism' for Lincecum ahead of first start
- 2013.04.02: Giants: Bumgarner throws gem, helps himself; Arias pitches in
- 2013.04.02: Giants: Belt down with sickness; Lincecum excited for start
- 2013.04.02: Giants' Belt-less lineup against Dodgers' Ryu
- 2013.04.01: Giants: Opening day runs gamut for Kontos, Sandoval, Cain
- 2013.04.01: Opening day complete-game shutout: Dodgers 4, Giants 0
- 2013.04.01: River Cats announce roster
- 2013.04.01: Sandoval 'a go' while Torres draws first start in LF platoon
- 2013.04.01: Sandoval in Giants' opening day lineup against Dodgers
- 2013.03.30: Giants announce opening day roster
- 2013.03.30: A's finalize roster, place Nakajima on DL
- 2013.03.30: Melvin: A's plan to finalize roster this afternoon
- 2013.03.30: Bochy says Giants 'optimistic' about Sandoval's health
- 2013.03.29: Sandoval exits with discomfort; Noonan makes the club
- 2013.03.29: With Posey deal, Giants lock up the player -- and the person
- 2013.03.29: Sandoval in Giants lineup, says he's on track for opening day
- 2013.03.29: Giants, Posey agree to eight-year extension for $167 million
- 2013.03.29: Noonan makes his case for utility infield spot
- 2013.03.28: Lincecum says he's ready for the season; Sandoval progresses
- 2013.03.28: Giants extend contracts for GM Sabean, manager Bochy
- 2013.03.12: Giants notes: Sandoval back in the fold, lineup
- 2013.03.11: Giants notes: Torres lets loose in return, Bumgarner sharp
- 2013.03.10: Oakland's Anderson exits start with strained muscle
- 2013.03.09: Giants notes: Lopez debuts, fans stick out an 'ugly' one
- 2013.03.09: Yankees' Rivera left mark on relievers Kontos, Proctor
- 2013.03.09: Lincecum (blister) throws simulated game, eyes Tuesday start
- 2013.03.08: Giants notes: Romo monitored from afar; hail visits Scottsdale
- 2013.03.08: A's Melvin likes what he's seeing from Nakajima in No. 2 spot
- 2013.03.08: Giants trying to contact Romo after long WBC outing
- 2013.03.07: A's notes: Milone picking up where he left off, Sizemore returns
- 2013.03.07: With A's, Young and Lowrie adapting to new roles
- 2013.03.07: For A's at 2B, Sizemore back in, Weeks still out
- 2013.03.05: Giants notes: Bumgarner takes it slow, Peguero makes a case, Tanaka renews acquaintance with Dice-K
- 2013.03.05: Tighten up: More on Sean Doolittle's new breaking ball
- 2013.03.05: A's announce agreement to move spring training to Mesa starting in 2015
- 2013.03.04: A's Notes: Straily sees progress, Sizemore catches a break, Balfour throws a 'pen
- 2013.03.04: The blog: Hello, and what you'll find here
Matt Kawahara was born in Sacramento and attended McClatchy High School and UC Berkeley, where he wrote for the independent student paper The Daily Californian. He graduated from Cal in 2010 and started at The Sacramento Bee as a summer intern. He joined The Bee’s sports staff in fall 2011.
